Groceries and convenience · County · Virginia
Convenience stores in Charlottesville city, VA
How Charlottesville city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,851 of 2,261 scored counties
#82 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 27
- 14 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $121.7M
- On groceries · $6,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 70% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,388
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Charlottesville city scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,851 of 2,261 scored counties and #82 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $6,143 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Charlottesville city spend about $121.7M a year on groceries. Spread across 27 convenience stores, that is $4.5M per store, 43% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 27 convenience stores on map listings in Charlottesville city as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 52%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Charlottesville city classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 1,238 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Charlottesville city declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Charlottesville city compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Charlottesville city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $6.9M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,238 | 2,341 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,143 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,824 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Charlottesville city, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Charlottesville city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,388−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,815
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,435
- Median household income
- $74,824+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,430
- Median home value
- $486,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,763
- Daytime population
- 63,939Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Powhatan County, VA | 91 | 7 | 6.2 | $11.1M | +7.0% | #29 of 2,261 |
| 2Loudoun County, VA | 89 | 88 | 6.2 | $13M | +6.4% | #43 of 2,261 |
| 3Arlington County, VA | 82 | 52 | 4.6 | $16M | +2.1% | #126 of 2,261 |
| 4Fairfax County, VA | 81 | 170 | 4.1 | $18.5M | +1.7% | #136 of 2,261 |
| 5King George County, VA | 81 | 10 | 9.9 | $7M | +10.5% | #156 of 2,261 |
| 6James City County, VA | 80 | 24 | 7.5 | $9.1M | +6.2% | #172 of 2,261 |
| 7Stafford County, VA | 80 | 51 | 9.7 | $7.6M | +8.3% | #175 of 2,261 |
| 8Orange County, VA | 79 | 9 | 6.1 | $10.7M | +10.1% | #190 of 2,261 |
| 9Greene County, VA | 79 | 7 | 8.7 | $7.4M | +6.6% | #203 of 2,261 |
| 10Prince William County, VA | 77 | 101 | 6.4 | $11.4M | +4.2% | #244 of 2,261 |
| 82Charlottesville city, VA | 28 | 27 | 13.6 | $4.5M | −4.4% | #1,851 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Charlottesville city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores23
- Grocery stores24
- Convenience stores28
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Charlottesville city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 convenience stores in Charlottesville city. 14 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Charlottesville city, VA spend on groceries?
About $121.7M a year, or $6,143 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,815 households in Charlottesville city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charlottesville city, VA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Charlottesville city has 13.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.5M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Charlottesville city would have about 15, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,238 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Charlottesville city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Charlottesville city at 44,388 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,815 households. The median household income in Charlottesville city is $74,824 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Charlottesville city scores 28 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,851 of 2,261 scored counties.
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